Sticky Notes

Sticky Notes are objects in a graph view that you can write in. They are the graph view equivalent of a comment in code, and consist of a title and body. You can create as many as you want in the graph, and use them for a variety of purposes, for example:

  • To describe how a section of your graph works.
  • To leave notes for yourself or others collaborating in your Unity Project.
  • As a to-do list that includes tasks to complete at a later date.

Using Sticky Notes

To create a Sticky Note, right-click an empty space in the graph view and, in the context menu, click Create Sticky note. You can now customize and add content to the new Sticky Note. There are two text areas that you can write to:

  • Title: The text area at the top of the Sticky Note is the title. Here you can concisely describe what the Sticky Note contains in its body text area. For example, this could be the name of the graph section the Sticky Note describes.
  • Body: The larger text area below the title area is the body. You can write the full contents of the note here.

Controls

This section describes how to edit text, move and resize the Sticky Note, and perform other actions.

Editing text

To edit text on a Sticky Note, double-click on a text area. This also selects all of the text in the area so be sure to move the text cursor before you edit the text.

Moving and resizing

You can move Sticky Notes anywhere on the graph. For information on how to do this, see manipulating graph elements.

You can also resize Sticky Notes. You can resize the Sticky Note manually or the Sticky Note can resize itself automatically to fit its contents. For information on how to make the Sticky Note resize itself, see the Fit To Text option in the Context menu. For information on how to resize the Sticky Note manually, see manipulating graph elements.

Duplicating

You can cut, copy, paste, and duplicate Sticky Notes. For information on how to perform these actions, refer to Duplicating elements.

Grouping

You can group Sticky Notes with Nodes and other Sticky Notes within the graph. For more information about Group management, refer to Groups.

Option menu

When you select a Sticky Note, a menu appears above it, with the following options:

Option Description
Colors Changes the color theme of the Sticky Note: yellow (default), blue, or red.
Font Size Resizes the text of the Sticky Note's title and body. The options are:
  • Small: Sets the title to 20pt and the body to 11pt.
  • Medium: Sets the title to 40pt and the body to 24pt.
  • Large: Sets the title to 60pt and the body to 36pt.
  • Huge: Sets the title to 80pt and the body to 56pt.
Adjust to the note's content Resizes the Sticky Note so that it precisely fits the text areas.
Note: If your title spreads over more than a single line, this horizontally resizes the Sticky Note to the minimum size needed to fit the title text onto a single line.